This is part of a series of monthly articles about people who support the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center. Meet John A. Maltese. He is the Albert Berry Saye Professor of American Government and Constitutional Law and a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor at UGA. He is Associate...
Read More“Unimpeachable quality.”—The New York Times The annual Payne Memorial Concert on the UGA Presents series is a free event celebrating the cultural life of the university and the community. This year’s performance, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24 in Hodgson Concert Hall, marks the return of the Chamber Music...
Read More“Hahn conjured into being a cathedral of sound: spacious and full of dazzling beauty.”—The Washington Post American violin virtuoso Hilary Hahn, a three-time Grammy winner, is making her Athens debut Thursday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Hodgson Concert Hall. She is appearing without a pianist, as her program...
Read More“A sweet-tempered testament to the power of story.”—The Guardian During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, one million people were killed in one hundred days. The Book of Life is an uplifting theatrical experience blending storytelling, shadow puppetry, and drumming, that dwells on resilience and recovery — not loss — as it explores how...
Read MoreFollowing an exclusive period of sales to new and returning subscribers this summer, tickets for all individual UGA Presents performances in the 2023-24 season went on sale August 1, starting at just $25*. And from Aug. 1-31, University of Georgia staff and faculty receive a 10% discount on single tickets (exclusions...
Read MoreWe’ve been hard at work the last several months putting the final touches on the new season. Here are the important dates to remember: May 22: 2023-24 season announcement May 31: Renewing subscribers priority ordering period June 12: Orders for new subscribers begin July 5: Group sales reservations begin...
Read More“More than most of their jam band-scene counterparts, Yonder Mountain String Band grows more polished, more dynamic, more adventurous and more commanding every year.”—Dallas Observer The diverse UGA Presents season concludes Saturday, May 13 with a 7:30 p.m. performance by Yonder Mountain String Band at Hodgson Concert Hall. At...
Read More“Perhaps the most influential lyricist and librettist of the American theater.”—PBS “Above all, Oscar . . . taught me virtually everything I know about songwriting and a good deal about life.”—Stephen Sondheim The life and music of legendary lyricist, librettist, and theatrical producer Oscar Hammerstein II take center stage...
Read MoreItzhak Perlman, one of the most sought-after classical musicians in the world, returns to Hodgson Concert Hall with pianist Rohan De Silva Saturday, April 29 at 7:30. Their program includes music by Beethoven and Schumann, as well short showpieces to be announced from the stage. This UGA Presents performance...
Read More“Unimpeachable quality.”—New York Times The acclaimed Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) returns to the UGA Performing Arts Center’s Hodgson Concert Hall Sunday, April 23 at 3 p.m. with a lyrical program called The Brahms Effect. In this Franklin College Chamber Music Series performance, two Brahms trios precede...
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